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State of Montana |
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Anthem: Montana |
Map of the United States with Montana highlighted |
Country | United States |
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Before statehood | Montana Territory |
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Admitted to the Union | November 8, 1889 (41st) |
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Capital | Helena |
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Largest city | Billings |
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Largest metro | Billings metropolitan area |
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• Governor | Greg Gianforte (R) |
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• Lieutenant Governor | Kristen Juras (R) |
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Legislature | Montana Legislature |
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• Upper house | Senate |
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• Lower house | House of Representatives |
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U.S. senators | Jon Tester (D) Steve Daines (R) |
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U.S. House delegation | Matt Rosendale (R) (list) |
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• Total | 147,040 sq mi (380,800 km2) |
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• Land | 145,552 sq mi (145,552 square miles (376,980 km2) km2) |
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• Water | 1,491 sq mi (3,862 km2) 1% |
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• Rank | 4th |
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Elevation | 3,400 ft (1,040 m) |
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Highest elevation | 12,807 ft (3,903.5 m) |
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Lowest elevation | 1,804 ft (557 m) |
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• Total | 1,068,778 |
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• Rank | 43rd |
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• Density | 7.09/sq mi (2.73/km2) |
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• Rank | 48th |
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• Median household income | $53,386 |
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• Income rank | 38th |
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• Official language | English |
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Time zone | UTC−07:00 (Mountain) |
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• Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
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USPS abbreviation | MT |
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ISO 3166 code | US-MT |
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Trad. abbreviation | Mont. |
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Latitude | 44° 21′ N to 49° N |
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Longitude | 104° 2′ W to 116° 3′ W |
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Website | www.mt.gov |
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Montana is a state in the United States. Its capital is Helena, and the largest city is Billings. Montana has many mountains in the western half of the state. Most of the eastern part of the state is prairie.
Montana is the fourth largest state by area, the seventh least populous, and the third least densely populated of the 50 states.